In Brief: Monet’s London views to go on show at National Gallery, Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn under threat

09 June 17

In Brief: Monet’s London views to go on show at National Gallery, Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn under threat

A weekly briefing featuring national and international art news, including: Creative Time director steps down and property manager and creative director of Oakland’s Ghost Ship artist residence charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Monet’s London views to go on show in National Gallery exhibition Show will examine French artist’s relationship with architecture, featuring paintings of Rouen Cathedral, the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris, the architecture of Venice and the views he painted of the Houses of Parliament, Waterloo Bridge and Charing Cross Bridge when visiting London several times as a tourist between 1899 and 1901.

Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn under threat from property developers German artist’s unfinished work in Cumbria could be sold after art institutions including Arts Council England refuse to save it. Schwitters used the barn as a studio in the 1940s and turned it into an experimental dada-inspired artwork. He covered the walls in a collage of materials, from glass to found objects and sculptures, but died of pneumonia three months into the project, in January 1948.

EU nationals essential to creative industries survey finds Research by the Creative Industries Federation suggests almost 75% of creative organisations think restricting immigration would hurt business. 250 of CIF’s members took part in the survey about how they would be affected by changes to freedom of movement for UK and non-UK EU citizens after Brexit.

Creative Time director Katie Hollander steps down Hollander, who was appointed executive director of the New York nonprofit arts organization in January 2016, is stepping down. In a statement she said: “I’m immensely proud of the team and the lasting impact our projects have had on the cultural community.”

Police halt Banksy’s offer to send free prints to anti-Tory voters According to Roisin O’Connor of The Independent, a spokesperson for the police said:“It is a criminal offense under the Representation of People Act 1983 for any voter to accept or agree to accept a gift or similar in return for voting or refraining from voting. Any person participating in an offer to receive a gift is at risk of being prosecuted.”